SaiGeetha Pai

SaiGeetha Pai

I am Saigeetha, a homemaker, food blogger, baker and a cook. Cooking is my passion.

Bibbe upkari/Tender Cashewnuts stir fry

Tender Cashewnuts are easily available in South India from the month of Feb until April.We GSB’s prepare different types of dishes with it ,but the most famous is Bibbe upkari.Bibbe or bibbo means tender cashewnuts. It has a very good and rich…

Ambya/ Ambe upkari/Ripe mango curry

Ambe upkari or Ambya upkari is a famous dish of the G.S.B’s prepared maximum during the mango season that is during the summer season.This curry is prepared with the special mangoes which we get during the season known as Gointo…

How to extract coconut milk

This is a very simple post but I’m sure it will be a handy post to the newbies . As a kid I’ve been watching my Amma doing this process which she used  in various preparations.Those days she was using a cheese…

Madgane

Here’s Wishing everyone Happy Ugadi with this ‘Madgane’ post.Madgane is a dessert prepared with roasted Bengal gram dal.This is the traditional recipe of the GSB’s where most of them prepare this dessert on this auspicious occasion.I have already posted information…

Ambya gojju

Ambya gojju is a famous dish of the GSB’s.I borrowed this recipe from my Mamama(maternal granny).The star of this dish is Mango.This is a sweet,tangy and spicy gojju and a very simple preparation. Mamama used to enjoy her main course only with…

Batate pathal bhaji/puri bhaji

Batate pathal bhaji is best served with puri and is one of the best combo.Amma used to prepare it often for breakfast.Batate means potato and pathal means thin gravy.This is again a popular dish of the  GSB’s.Adding green peas and…

Poha chutney 1/Bhajil

Poha chutney is a popular breakfast of the GSB’s as well as famous Mangalorean dish.Poha means beaten rice.This is one of the staple breakfast of the Mangalorean’s. There are few methods of this preparation.This method is the ground method.I will post different…

Rulama bhakri/Sajjige rotti

Rulama bhakri is a popular breakfast of the GSB’s.It is also known as Sajjige rotti and is a famous Mangalorean dish too.There are few variations in the recipe.At times I add grated cucumber or chopped onion.This is one of my…